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Description
1967 Ford Mustang 289
GT Convertible
Manual transmission; vintage burgundy
body; standard black vinyl bucket seats; imported from New York in January this
year; NOVA reference in file
Just
as the Aston Martin DB5 was immortalised by Sean Connery's James Bond, so the
Ford Mustang achieved automotive nirvana in the hands of Steve McQueen's Lt
Frank Bullitt, hurtling through the streets of San Francisco in the greatest car
chase ever filmed. To be fair to the car though, it had already taken America by
storm, selling over one million units within 18 months of its April 1964 launch,
four years before Bullitt put the icing on what was already an irresistible
cake.
Available in such a variety of forms, this particular convertible
was originally produced in May, 1967. Imported from New York in January this
year, the door plaque and associated Marti report confirm it to be ’67, built at
Metuchen as a 289-2V V8 engined machine and still in its original guise of
burgundy red and black vinyl seats. It also states that it was originally a
three-speed manual and although it is certainly the more exciting manual
variant, it does now have four gears to choose from.
As is so often the case with American imports, there is little or
no history or invoices from its time in the States, apart from a
section of the original registration document and the above mentioned Marti
report.
The photographs show a fair overall idea of the condition. The
burgundy body is in pretty good shape, although the foot wells and sills
will need some future attention. The interior is all there and nicely
scruffy which we quite like, but the rear of the hood obviously needs some work.
That is, if you intend to use the hood?? Come
on…..
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